Invoke and Like

Invoke

Invoke verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Like and invoke are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Like" instead a verb "Invoke".

Nearby Words: invocation, invoking

Like verb - To wish to have.

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Invoke and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Invoke" instead a verb "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

power	invoke power	like power
kind	invoke kind	like kind
style	invoke style	like style
idea	invoke idea	like idea
Other words: name, look, type, sort, time, bit, magic, version.

In a later strip, the boss tries to invoke this trope, but like above, it doesn't work.

Source: Scotty Time
The game has a lot of unlockable sections like this...and one that subverts it by trying to invoke unnerving mental imagery instead.

Source: Relax-o-Vision
Daphne Greengrass, like most of the girls, views events like a romance plot, and tries to invoke her own romance with Neville during one of the battles between the first-year armies.

Source: Genre Savvy / Fan Works

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Like or Invoke. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/invoke/like.

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